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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kurt Nelson" data-source="post: 14657" data-attributes="member: 394">For one a heat mat is not a good source of heat.  It can create hot spots which are not good for your T and could potentially burn them.   Second they come from a humid area, it does not mean they need humidity.  T's have adapted to survive in such climates.  If they hadn't they would have been extinct by now.  So no, you do not have to keep them humid.  The only T's you really have to keep humid are the swamp dwellers.  They cannot survive in dry climates like almost every other T can. So all in all, a water bowl is fine for humidity, not to mention if you live in a dry climate, you open the tank to mist, by the time you close the lid your humidity has dropped drastically, and it's only temporary.  So it's borderline useless anyways.  A water bowl is a permanent source of humidity.  I don't mist any of my T's if they have water bowls and I see no ill effects.  Even my Lampropelmas which thrive in 80-85% humidity do well without being misted.</blockquote>